Andreas Christensen complains about lack of playing time under Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea

Andreas Christensen has become the first player to express his unhappiness with his playing time under Maurizio Sarri.

The Dane is one of several players who have struggled to impress the new Chelsea manager. Others include Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who has played fewer than 100 minutes and lost his England place; and Danny Drinkwater, who is totally out of favour — although the word is that Drinkwater is less concerned despite not even being in the Europa League squad.

Christensen was elevated by Antonio Conte last season and played in every match against a team in the top six, bar one game, making 40 appearances in total. This season he has yet to make a league appearance, has been restricted to three games in the Europa…

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